Cornerstone Restaurant — Restaurant in Town of Genesee

I am not sure what happened to this place. We went on a warm Wednesday night, not too busy. No air conditioning so the door was open (no screen) with a fan blasting in the other room. We were told from afar we could sit at any table that had silverware wrapped in a napkin on it. The one we chose was not completely clean so I used a wet wipe to clean it. There was a dirty paper napkin on the floor under an adjacent table along with other large debris in various other places on the floor. A french fry lay on the floor right in front of the dessert case, no one attempted to pick or sweep anything up during our entire stay. We were batting flys out of our plates constantly. The olive dip appetizer was amazing. Everything else just mediocre. Chicken coconut walnut salad was fresh just kind of odd combination with lemon dressing? My husbands Monte Christo sandwich was like French toast with a little ham and cheese. Our son had the cedar plank salmon which was underwhelming. The three young ladies working were clueless as to the flies and the cleanliness of the restaurant. I would think that any restaurant that managed to survive through Covid would have increased their cleaning practices. I have had great meals and service here in the past, it pains me...

This used to be the restaurant we raved about. The food was always exceptional and we never had a service complaint.

Since covid that has drastically changed. Everytime we order take out (a almost weekly occurrence since July) things get worse. The food declines with each order, the kids that are running this place are just that; kids. You have to make them take your name on the phone for a pick up order, they forget to ask you about sides(so if your not as familiar with the menu they will ask you upon arrival if there is a choice) they will tell you 20 mins no matter the size of the order or the number of orders they have. (They should have told me an hour for our two entrées but in stead I stood around for that long. The worse is that they act annoyed that there is a customer.... each additional person that came in for a pickup they got more annoyed...even though they tell the customer the time to arrive.

It sucks that this place has declined so much. Its been a hidden gem for so many years. Finger crossed they can bring it...

The walls are all painted vibrant colors and local artists have their work adorning the place. It’s quite welcoming. We went for a Friday night fish fry and both ordered from the fish fry menu. The place was about 2/3 full when we arrived. I had the pan fried perch which was excellent. The problem was the service was even slower than the other reviews led me to believe. I had not realized it would be glacial. They brought our salad with the entrees, all of which came 45 mins after we arrived, and half my sides were missing. Once we finished eating, we had to flag down a busser to get our server who was never around, to bring the bill. We skipped dessert because we’d been there for two hours and just wanted to leave.

Such a shame. The quality of the food would make me want to return but I’ve rarely had service that slow without any acknowledgement of it being unusual. I would not recommend this place, given that the other reviews concur that the...